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What is a mutation
a) A mistake in DNA when it is copied
b) A sugar a phosphate and a base
c) A segment of DNA
d) Super twisted DNA

What type of mutation occurs when you add a base pair
a) insertion
b) deletion
c) replacement/ substitution
d) inversion

What type of mutation occurs when you swap out a letter or letters?
a) insertion
b) deletion
c) replacement/ substitution
d) inversion

What type of mutation occurs when a letter is removed?
a) insertion
b) deletion
c) replacement/ substitution
d) inversion

What type of mutations occurs when a segment of DNA is written backwards?s
a) insertion
b) deletion
c) replacement/ substitution
d) inversion

All mutations are passed down from parents to offspring.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Mutations can be...
a) good
b) bad
c) neutral
d) all of these

Mutations can just happen randomly
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Genetic mutations can be cured
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

An organism that is an albino (lacking pigment/ color) is a harmful mutation.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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